On Tue, 2002-01-15 at 03:22, Darryl L. Pierce wrote: > Has anybody setup IR support for synching a Palm (I have a IIIx) with > their laptop? I've tried but cannot seem to get my irDA system to work. > I have a Gateway Solo 9300.
Yes! After much stuffing around i have an IR sync happening with my Dell Inspiron 8000, kernel 2.4.17 and my Palm Vx. First step is to have a look at http://www.linux-laptop.net/ for some notes by someone with the same laptop as you. You should also have a read of the IR-HOWTO for some background information. I have found it to be a little out of date but a good starting point. I have only really got it working with the 2.4 kernels as I wanted that series for better USB support. You need to enable IrDA support in the kernel (built-in or modules) and have modules/support built-in for ircomm and irtty. You also need to install the irda utilities (you need irattach to connect your IR serial port). It is worthwhile looking at the linux-irda list's archives (Google will find it) for other's more specific IR experiences . Good luck. -- ************** * Simon Wong * **************
